ARUGULA, PEAR & GOAT CHEESE SALAD WITH PROSCIUTTO & CARAMELIZED WALNUTS

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ARUGULA, PEAR & GOAT CHEESE SALAD WITH PROSCIUTTO & CARAMELIZED WALNUTS image

Categories     Salad     Cheese     Quick & Easy     Dinner     Lunch     Pear     Fall

Yield 3 bowls

Number Of Ingredients 12

3/4 cup Caramelized Walnuts (see separate recipe at epicurious.com)
3/4 cup walnuts
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 Tbsp of balsamic vinager
2 ripe but firm Bosc, Comice, Concorde, or Bartlett pears cored and sliced into 1" pieces
5oz or 1/2 lb of arugula or watercress
1 1/2 Tbsp of olive oil
1/4 tsp of Dijon mustard
Juice from half of a lemon
2 1/2 Tbsp of Fig Preserves or Fig Jam
3.5 oz of soft fresh goat cheese
2 oz of prosciutto

Steps:

  • See Caramelized Walnuts recipe within this site: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Caramelized-Walnuts-108600 For dressing: Whisk together fig jam or preserves, lemon juice, and mustard in bowl then whisk in olive oil. For salad: Place arugula, pears, goat cheese into bowls. Tear or slice prosciutto into bite sized pieces. Add to salad. Add caramelized walnuts. Top with dressing.

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